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hand in

verb

Definition of hand innext
as in to turn in

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Recent Examples of hand in Willow fought back with a left-arm lariat, damaging her injured hand in the process. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Couples in their finest date-night threads wove through food, drink, and merch lines hand in hand to find prime stage views. — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Throughout her long career, Parton often had a behind-the-scenes hand in television. — Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 Parton had a large hand in paving the way for any subsequent entertainer who tried to navigate the push and pull between pop commerciality and musical tradition, inside and outside of country, from Garth Brooks to Shania Twain to Miley Cyrus. — Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand in
  1. turn in
  2. submit
  3. relinquish
  4. will
  5. hand down
  6. dispense
Verb
  • Each week, Canada would have the quarterbacks turn in their favorite plays.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The pair allegedly turned in the fraudulent petitions to several petition coordinators, in order to receive payments from a petition management company.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of turn in
Verb
  • Election officials would submit voters’ names, addresses, and corresponding barcode information through a portal operated by the federal government.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Users submit coordinates of rat sightings (dead or alive), alongside a short report on the setting.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of submit
Verb
  • His willingness to relinquish power set a powerful precedent for American leadership that resonated far beyond our state’s borders.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Atlanta never relinquished the lead and eliminated the Sixers.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of relinquish
Verb
  • Director Rob Savage tells EW that ‘the film gods willed it’ for Chastain to play these dual roles.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Evans willed his way to an even brawl before Dominik Mysterio interfered with a cheapshot.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of will
Verb
  • The gallery watched with rapt attention as Reddington gestured wildly, slammed his hand down and threw a stack of papers onto the bench.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Mafe rarely put his hand down in Seattle, almost always rushing standing up on the outside.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hand down
Verb
  • Sales of prepared food and dispensed beverages also increase slightly less than anticipated.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Saum Poorsaleh, San Diego police public information officer, said his department had issued more than 50 citations at Sunset Cliffs and dispensed about 350 warnings, written and oral, since mid-June.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispense

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“Hand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20in. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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